Draftsman&#39;s fountain ruling-pen



E. R. MORELAND.

DRAFTSMAN'S FOUNTAIN RULING PEN.

APPLICATION FILED IAN. 1.2, I918.

. Patented Jan..- 13, 1920.

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EVERETT R. MORELAND,'OF CARROLLTON, MISSOURI.

DRAFTSMANS FOUNTAIN RULING-PEN.

Specification. of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 13,1920.

Application filed January 12, 1918. Serial No.'211,'573.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EVERETT It. MORE- LAND, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Carrollton, in the county of Carroll and State ofMissouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inDraftsmens Fountain Ruling-Pens; and I do hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear,

and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make.and use the same.

The invention relates to a draftsmans fountain ruling pen.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction offountain ruling pens and to provide a simple, practical and efficientfountain ruling pen of strong, durable and comparatively inexpensiveconstruction adapted to 'hold a quantity of ink and capable ofpositively feeding the same so that the fountain ruling pen may be usedcontinuously without constant refilling as is necessary with theordinary ruling pen.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawing and pointed out in the claimshereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form,proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope ofthe claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings: I

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a fountain ruling pen constructed inaccordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary, longitudinal sectional view of the same, theview being taken on line 2-2 of Fig.' 1.

F ig. 3 is a transverse sectional view through the nib adjusting device,the View being taken on line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a detail view of the feed tube.

Fig. 5 is a detail view in side elevation of the stem.

Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of a modified form of the feed tube,and

Fig. 7 is a detail View in side elevation of the modified form of thestem.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawings:

In the accompanying drawings in which is illustrated the preferredembodiment of the invention, the fountain ruling pen comprises in itsconstruction nibs 1 of the ordinary configuration, preferably formedintegral with a head or body 2 which is provided with a sleeve 3 havinga threaded con nection 3* with a barrel 4. 'The barrel 4 may be madeofany desired size and it constitutes a reservoir for the ink and it maybe readily filled from time to time by unscrewing it from the sleeve ortubular memher 3 of the body or head 2.

The ink flows through the bore or open ing of the tubular member orsleeve and is fed to the outer ends of the nibs by a feed tube 5 havinga forked outer portion provided with tapered side portions 6. The nibsare curved in the, usual manner and their outer ends converge. The taperof the forked outer end of the feed tube conforms to the generalconfiguration of the nibs and presents side openings to the inner facesof the said nibs so as to feed the ink to the same. The feed tube issuitably secured at the inner or rear end to the head or body 2 and itis provided with a centrally arranged stem 8 consisting of a small rodor wire and secured at its inner angular end 9 to the inner or rear endof the tube 5, whereby it is maintained in a concentric position withrelation to the feed tube. The stem 8 is provided at its outer end withoutwardly and laterally curved elastic fingers 9 which extend throughthe tube 5 and which engage the inner faces of the nibs l to insure thefeeding of the proper amount of ink thereto. These fingers also insurethe return of the ink to the barrel 4 when the pen is inverted. The stemextends longitudinally of the feed tube and it and the fingers 9facilitate a free flow of the ink to the nibs of the pen. The ink willflow by gravity and capillary attraction and also the attraction of thepaper or other material on which the ruling fountain pen is used. In themodification shown in Fig. 6, the fingers are, as indicated at 9 on thetube 5 opposite the openings in the sides thereof, and the outer end 10'of the stem 8 is tapered and located wholly within the tube.

Owing to the effective means for feeding refilling the pen. The fingers9 of the construction shown in Fig. 5 and the fingers 9 of theconstruction shown in Fig. 6 are possessed of a high degree ofelasticity, but they will not interfere with the adjustment of the nibs1 inwardly and outwardly. It will therefore be seen that the fingerswill remain in proper engagement with the nibs at all times.

The nibs of the pen are adjusted by means of screw 11 secured to one ofthe nibs and extending through an opening 12 in the other nib andprovided with an adjusting nut 13 which bears against the nib having theopening. The adjusting nut is of the ordinary construction and isprovided with a milled or otherwise roughened periphery to enable it tobe readily rotated. The screw 11 is provided intermediate of its endswith a bend 14: which arches or straddles the feed tube and enables thescrew to be centrally arranged with respect to the nibs. The screw 11 issecured to one of the nibs as at 15 and a washer or plate 16 of anysuitable material is interposed between the nut and the adjacent nib.

What is claimed is:

1. A fountain ruling pen comprising nibs, a feed tube disposed betweensaid nibs and having its outer ends thereof forked to provide armsthereby presenting feed openings to the inner side of the nibs, a stemextending through said tube, and outwardly diverging tapering fingersextending from said stem and disposed between said arms and adapted forcontact with the inner sides of the nibs.

2. A fountain ruling pen comprising nibs, a feed tube disposed betweensaid nibs and having its outer ends thereof forked to provide a pair ofarms whereby feed openings are presented to the inner sides of saidnibs, a stem extending centrally through said tube, said stemterminating short of the forward end of said nibs, and outwardlydiverging tapering fingers extending from said stem and disposed betweensaid arms and adapted for contact with the inner sides of said nibs,said tapering fingers being elastic whereby they will remain in contactwith the inner side of said nibs upon the adjustment of the nibs.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EVERETT R. MORELAND. Witnesses:

Sco'r'r R. TIMMONS, W. A. FRANKEN.

